Korean slang profile
큐세대
kyusedae
Generation absorbed online and indifferent to politics
A term formerly used for a generation indifferent to politics and absorbed in online activities.
- Expanded form
- quiet + 세대quiet + generation
- Other spellings
- Q세대
- Earliest source found
- 2007
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
기사는 온라인 활동과 정치 참여를 비교하며 큐세대를 설명했다.
The article explained 큐세대 by comparing online activity with political participation.
02Documented history
- 2007The National Institute of Korean Language’s weekly new-word survey material introduced the spelling and meaning of “큐세대”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
It takes Q, the first letter of quiet, meaning silent, and adds 세대. This explanation was checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 2007 weekly new-word survey material. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The explanation and components in the body of the weekly material were directly compared. The original older articles re-quoted there and first use were not separately verified, and the date was recorded only to the precision of the verified source’s publication year.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 신어 조사 결과 (2007년 10월 2주) (국립국어원·국회도서관 보존본)Published 2007Original source checked Nov 14, 2026